Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
A view of the 5th Southern Appalachian Industrial Exhibit held in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Notice: Permission is granted to reproduce this photograph only on condition that each reproduction shall hear the following credit line: Photograph by Norfolk and Western Railway.'
Pinnacle Rock Near Bluefield, Mercer County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Two cars are parked in front of Pinnacle Rock near Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia. 'Pinnacle Rock: Erosion- Nature's cutting tool- has chiseled away the stone on this spur of Flat Top mountain, leaving this giant cockscomb more than 2700 feet above sea level. Several counties may be seen from these cliffs.'
Aerial View of Downtown Princeton, Mercer County, W. Va.
Description:
An aerial view of downtown Princeton from 1000 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
Aerial View of Courthouse Square, Mercer County, W. Va.
Description:
An aerial view of Princeton showing the courthouse square with the new courthouse and memorial building, and business houses, from approximately 700 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
A view of downtown Princeton from 1000 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
A view of the courthouse in Princeton from 500 feet. 'This photograph was in an envelope adressed to Mr. Anderson of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Princeton, from Tom Bowling of Montgomery, Alabama.'
Olie, second from left, stands behind a counter sharpening a knife at Matoaka. An African American man stands to his right, and to his left are two other young men who also work at the store.
